Rooting for the Bad Guy?

I just came back from the movies (what an original way to start one of my posts). As I said yesterday, I went to see Fracture, starring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. The movie is yet another thriller in what seems to be my quest to only go to the movie theater to see thrillers this month. At any rate, the film is very entertaining, and I certainly liked it.
Without spoiling anything (even the trailer gives more away), I'll tell you that Fracture presents us with Ted Crawford (Hopkins), a rich guy who, in the first few minutes of the movie, kills his adulterous wife and not only confesses to the crime, but chooses to represent himself in court. Just by reading this you can obviously guess that there's something else going on. And even if you can't, the trailer makes that something very explicit. But I won't reveal anything else about the plot. If you think this sounds like something you might enjoy, avoid the trailer (actually cover you eyes and ears if you come across it) and go see the movie. I think the solid interpretations of both Hopkins and Gosling are well worth your money, plus the story is twisty and interesting. And the main actress, Rosamund Pike, is truly gorgeous despite her strange name. And talking about hotties, Mona the secretary kept me wondering for the whole movie if Erica Campbell (one of the most beautiful women on the planet, in case you don't know whom I'm talking about) had made the jump to mainstream movies. It turns out that, despite the striking resemblance, it wasn't her, but Zoe Kazan. But it doesn't matter. Just go see the movie and be entertained for an hour and a half.